EPISODE 7: Daniel Sharfstein

In this episode, Siobhan interviews Daniel J. Sharfstein, professor of law and history and co-director of the George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt University, about his book Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard and the Nez Perce War. Sharfstein’s scholarship focuses on the legal history of race in the United States. In this discussion, he explores ideas of law, society, and politics through his compelling narrative about the Nez Perce War.